Jay Hook

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 182lb (188cm, 82kg)

Born: November 18, 1936 in Waukegan, IL us

High School: Grayslake HS (Grayslake, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: September 3, 1957 (Age 20-289d, 11,472nd in major league history)
vs. STL 2.1 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 3, 1964 (Age 27-167d)
vs. CIN 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: James Wesley Hook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

5.23

160

112

752.2

394

WHIP

1.439

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-9 / in Starts: 9-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 27 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	23 (13-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 27 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
W Jones	1

Most Driven In By
G Bell	1
J Temple	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	5	90 (89)	Jul 18	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.083	.12	-0.01%	-0.96	P
2	6	94 (3)	Jul 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	0.016	.20	0.00%	0.21	P
3	7	99 (4)	Jul 28	CIN		STL	W,6-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.05	-0.027	.14	0.00%	-0.24	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	8	104 (4)	Aug 2	CIN		CHC	W,2-0	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.37	-0.089	.25	-0.01%	-1.46	P
5	9	108 (3)	Aug 8	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	10	111 (2)	Aug 11 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.16	-0.060	.15	-0.01%	-0.68	P
7	11	118 (6)	Aug 16 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.011	.04	0.00%	-0.10	P
8	12	119	Aug 17	CIN		SFG	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	13	123 (3)	Aug 21	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.15	0.084	.04	0.00%	0.61	P
10	14	124	Aug 22	CIN		STL	W,11-4	6-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
11	15	127 (2)	Aug 26	CIN		CHC	L,5-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.62	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.24	P
12	16	131 (3)	Aug 30	CIN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.03	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-1.14	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	17	135 (3)	Sep 5	CIN		MLN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.60	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
14	18	139 (3)	Sep 9 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-2	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	.70	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
15	19	142 (2)	Sep 11	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9						P
16	20	146 (3)	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9						P
17	21	149 (2)	Sep 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	7						PR
18	22	150	Sep 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-10	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9						P
19	23	154 (3)	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	W,9-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	.68	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
							10-9		27	24	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285		.97	-0.354	.09	-0.02%	-4.59

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